The true story of a five-year-old Cuban boy, Elian, who survived a refugee boat sinking in a storm and was rescued off the coast of Miami. Found clinging to a rubber tube, Elian was rushed to a U.S. hospital and identified as the only son of Juan Gonzalez, who was unaware of his ex-wife's defection plan.
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
A young Cuban boy, the sole survivor of a refugee boat that met its demise in a stormy sea, clung to a life buoy before being plucked from the water by fishermen off the shores of Miami.